Sarah Mills: Snowbirds' grounding is a chance for Liberal government to stand behind its words
We are told the Snowbirds will return. We are told that the plan is to get new planes quickly. Sarah Mills says now, the...
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AP Race Call: Democrat Marcy Kaptur wins reelection to U.S. House in Ohio's 9th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Ohio on Wednesday. Kaptur, who was first sworn in to the House in 1983, is the longest-serving woman in congressional hist...
Nov 20, 2024
Canada, U.S. embassies scramble after threat of Russian air strike in Kyiv
OTTAWA - The Canadian and American embassies in Ukraine were closed to the public on Wednesday after the U.S. warned of a "potential significant air attack" in Kyiv by Russia. However, Ukraine's intel...
Nov 20, 2024
Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has expressed ...
Nov 20, 2024
Liberals, NDP to blame for Nova Scotia housing crisis, says Tory Leader Houston
HALIFAX - Previous Liberal and NDP governments are to blame for Nova Scotia's housing crisis, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston said Wednesday on the campaign trail, boasting that his party'...
Nov 20, 2024
'No disrespect to His Majesty': Yukon council refuses to take oath to King
DAWSON CITY, Y.T. - Governance in Yukon's second-largest municipality has been at a standstill since its newly elected mayor and council refused to pledge allegiance to King Charles during their swear...
Nov 20, 2024
Canadians favour government intervention in Canada Post strike: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are supportive of government intervention in the labour disputes at ports and at Canada Post. Polling firm Leger found 63 per cent of respondents to a new survey...
Nov 20, 2024 (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Urban salmon return to Metro Vancouver streams to spawn and inspire recovery efforts
BURNABY, B.C. - The metallic screech of a train rolling by. The constant hum of traffic on the nearby Trans-Canada Highway. These are the sounds of the Brunette River in the fall, as it cuts through t...
Nov 20, 2024
N.S. NDP Leader Claudia Chender says she has integrity-or-bust approach to politics
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia NDP Leader Claudia Chender doesn't make a habit of getting kicked out of the legislature - it's happened once in her seven-year political career. But last fall, when a Progressiv...
Nov 20, 2024
B.C. port union challenges constitutionality of labour minister's back-to-work order
VANCOUVER - The union representing port supervisors in British Columbia is formally challenging the legal and constitutional authority of the federal labour minister to order them back to work. In a l...
Nov 20, 2024
California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026, the highest in the country. Opponents, including th...
Nov 19, 2024
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Murray Wood: Is this the end of the Snowbirds, or just this era?
The federal government is promising Canada's famous aerobatic team will return, and don't governments always keep their ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, May 20
On Wednesday's show, Evan talks about the Snowbirds with an alumnus and Tourism Moose Jaw to understand the impact of th...
